openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

reasoning item in payload {} contained no content, summary,

Error message

reasoning item in payload {} contained no content, summary, or encrypted_content

What it means

Error "reasoning item in payload {} contained no content, summary, or encrypted_content" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation/normalize.rs:277

            Value::Null => None,
            Value::String(encrypted_content) => Some(encrypted_content),
            _ => {
                bail!(
                    "reasoning item in payload {} had non-string encrypted_content",
                    raw_payload.raw_payload_id
                );
            }
        };
        if let Some(encrypted_content) = encrypted_content {
            parts.push(ConversationPart::Encoded {
                label: "encrypted_content".to_string(),
                value: encrypted_content.to_string(),
            });
        }
    }

    if parts.is_empty() {
        bail!(
            "reasoning item in payload {} contained no content, summary, or encrypted_content",
            raw_payload.raw_payload_id
        );
    }

    Ok(NormalizedConversationItem {
        role: ConversationRole::Assistant,
        channel: Some(ConversationChannel::Analysis),
        kind: ConversationItemKind::Reasoning,
        agent_message: None,
        body: ConversationBody { parts },
        call_id: None,
    })
}

#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
enum ReasoningPartKind {
    Content,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/rollout-trace/src/reducer/conversation/normalize.rs:277 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/9ff76c15624d5ac7. Report an issue: GitHub.